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Aphra

What does Aphra mean?

Aphra Pronunciation of Aphra as a girls' name is pronounced AFF-rah. Possibly means "young deer" in Hebrew. Also possibly from the Latin name Afra, which was originally an ethnic name for a woman from Africa, which was later used as a nickname for a dark person. It was also the name of a fourth-century German saint. The respelling of the name to Aphra may be due to Aphrah as biblical place name, meaning "dust". Dust and Ashes were actually used by English Puritans as first names in the 17th century. Writer Aphra Behn (17th century). Also form of Ophrah. Also form of Orpah.

ENDS WITH -ra

ASSOCIATED WITH young, deer, dark (black), saint, biblical, ashes (tree), puritans, 17th century

Variations

VARIANTS Affera, Affery, Afra

RELATED FORM VIA AFRA Affra

CREATIVE FORMS
(female) Aphar, ..

(male) Aphar, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Aphra Kaya (A.K.), ..

How popular is Aphra?

Aphra is an uncommonly occurring given name for females. Aphra is an equally uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Aphra has not made it into the Top 2000 thus far. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Aphra name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Aphra outside U.S.

Similar Names

Aphra is alike in pronunciation to Affra, Aphria, Ofra, Ophra and Ophrah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abra, Adara, Adira, Adora, Adra, Aghna, Akira, Akyra, Alpha, Alura, Amara, Amera, Amira, Amora, Amyra, Andra, Anora, Apirka, Apona, Ara, Ardra, Asha, Ashia, Ashira, Ashla, Ashra, Astra, Atara, Atera, Atha, Audra, Aura, Azha, Azora, Azra, Azura, Mahra, Ophira, Sahra, Zahra and Zohra. These names tend to be more commonly used than Aphra.


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